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Kayla de Waal

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Kayla de Waal
Semi-finals of Hockey5s, during the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires.
Personal information
Born (2000-06-11) 11 June 2000 (age 25)
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 54 kg (119 lb)
Club information
Current club Teddington Hockey Club[1]
Youth career
2018 South Africa U18
Senior career
Years Team
2021–2023 Stellenbosch University
–present Western Province
2024–2025 WPCC
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2022 South Africa U21 5 (0)
2022–present South Africa 33 (8)
2018–present South African Indoor 60 (34)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 2025 Ismailia
African Youth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Algiers Team
Last updated on: 9 October 2025

Kayla de Waal (born 11 June 2000) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[2]

International career

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Under–18

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Retief Ochse and she is South Africa as Biathle is 2017 UIPM Biathle World Championships, Relay Biathle Mix Youth A Under-19 Biathle to rank 4.[3] She as biathle Under-19 to rank 6.[3]

She made South Africa U–18 as the African Youth Games in 2018[4] and 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.[5]

Under–21

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Kayla made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2022 at the FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom.[6]

National team

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Kayla participated at the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup[7][8][9]

Following her successful debut in the indoor Test is South Africa v. Switzerland.[10][11]

Personal life

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She attended Stellenberg High School before transferring to Herschel Girls School[12][13] and graduated at the Stellenbosch University.[14][15]

Awards

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Western Province

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  • 2022 - Senior Indoor IPT - Leading Goalscorer [16]

References

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  1. ^ @teddingtonhockey; (24 July 2025). "Welcome Kayla to THC" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "Kayla de Waal". Princess Hockey SA. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b "UIPM 2017 Biathle/Triathle World Championships". Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM). 5 March 2020. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Girls hockey team on track for a medal". The Namibian. Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  5. ^ Lemke, Gary (7 September 2018). "Final Team SA names for Youth Olympics". TeamSA. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
  6. ^ "JWC 2022 | SA Junior Women's Squad announced - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ^ Lemke, Gary (10 May 2022). "Experience and youth in SA squad for Hockey World Cup". TeamSA. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ "SA Hockey Women named for FIH Hockey World Cup - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  9. ^ @sahockey_; (3 July 2022). "Congratulations to @jeanleigh_du_toit and @kayla.dewaal who both earned their first caps for @sawhockey. We look forward to your incredible journey going forward!" – via Instagram.
  10. ^ "2019 Indoor Series RSA v SUI (Women)". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  11. ^ "gsport4girls - Switzerland Series Goes Superbly for South African Indoor Hockey". gsport4girls. 17 November 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Sporting Achievements – Herschel Girls School". Archived from the original on 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Girls Hockey Festival a success". News24. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  14. ^ Paula. "Awards". Stellenbosch University - Maties Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  15. ^ @matiessport; (20 December 2023). "As a member of the SPAR South African Indoor Hockey Women team, Kayla recently earned her 50th international test cap..." – via Instagram.
  16. ^ "2022 - Senior Indoor IPT - Women". saha.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
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